Olivia Ch. 12

That seemed to be a very good idea so I thanked her, scurried back into my apartment, got dressed and took off for La Minette. I was hoping that it was late enough on this Saturday afternoon that Yvette would be at La Minette -and she was.

"Olivia I have heard nothing today but really great remarks about your show last night. Apparently you wowed the entire audience. Several stopped at the office to ask when you would be back and that is about the best accolade you can expect. Now, we will have to wait and see how well Kayla does. I called her earlier to tell her that she was on for tonight in the Common Club. Now, what can I do for you?"

"Uh, I'm a little at a loss for words. I've got a personal problem that I'm hoping you may be able to help me with. When I finally woke up this morning, Jane was not in the apartment. That, by its' self, would not be so strange, but she usually leaves me a note or something to tell me where she is going and roughly how long she expects to be gone. Mary told me that she was talking about coming here last night and I was just wondering.......?"

"Sure. She showed up about the regular time last night and seemed to be enjoying herself. She 'danced' with at least four of our other customers, but, as we approached closing time, I didn't see her anywhere. I asked around and no one had seen her leave and her car was still in the parking lot. Then, a couple of the kitchen staff recalled seeing two women leave by the back door and, from their descriptions, I'm almost certain that they were Jane and that weird Miss Jensen. When I got to work today, her car was still parked in the lot and it didn't look as though it had been moved. Other than that, I have no idea where or when she might have gone."

"Would you have the Jensen's address or phone number?"

"No. Sorry. Since you all worked at the same place, couldn't you get it from your people?"

"I don't know, but I will sure as hell give it a try. Thanks for the help."

As soon as I returned to the apartment, I called our personnel department at work. Fortunately, there was a skeleton crew at work and I was able to get to a girl that I knew. I explained that I needed the phone number for Mr. Jensen and she was either too lazy or too knowledgeable about affairs such as this that she didn't question my reasons for asking for the information. I hesitated for a few minutes before calling for I didn't know what I would do if I reached Mr. Jensen since he was totally deaf. Finally, I couldn't bear to wait any longer so I called. I got a voice mail recording. I didn't want to try explaining my reasons for calling to a recording so I hung up. I allowed about a half hour and I called again with the same result. Another call and still that recording. By now, I had been calling for nearly two hours so I decided to give it one more try. This time, a rather angry voice answered the phone. It was Miss Jensen.

"For God's sake, don't you ever give up! All you had to do was to leave a message and I would have returned your call. Now that you have interrupted my afternoon, what is it that you want?"

"Miss Jensen, this is Olivia and I am trying to reach Jane. I asked the people at La Minette and they seemed to recall the two of you leaving together. Is she, by any chance, with you?"

I held my breath while I waited for her answer. Then she said,

"Yes, of course. She is with us and she has agreed to spend the weekend here with us. She should be back in your apartment by Sunday evening or Monday morning at the latest."

"Uh, forgive me for asking, but what is she do......?"

"Oh, for Christ's sake. If you must know she is at this very minute on top of my son and, from the sounds that are emanating from his bed room, they both seem to be enjoying themselves immensely. Now, if you will forgive me, it is my turn to administer a little excitement to her and I would not want to miss my opportunity. Please, don't bother calling again for I shall disconnect this phone as soon as I hang up!"

And she was gone!